Stove, range, &amp;c.



No. 702,274,; Patented June [0, I902. F. ANSHUTZ.

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UNITED STATEs FRANK ANsHUTz, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIoNoR To THE J. o.-

PATENT OFFICE.

I BARTLETT COMPANY, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 702,274, dated June10, 1902.

Application filed May 13,1901.

To whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK ANSHUTZ, a resident of Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stoves,

Ranges, &c.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof. a My invention relates to flue strips for stoves, ranges,'&c., and has special reference to what are known as sheet or single flue constructed stoves or ranges.

The object of my invention is to provide means whereby the flue can, be quickly, catsily, thoroughly, and completely cleaned when desired without the necessity of removing any of the partstherefrom.

My invention consists, generally stated, in the novel arrangement, construction,and co'mically set forth and described, and particularly pointedjout in the claims.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to build and use my &o., I will describe the same more fully, referring to the accompanying drawings, in whichi Figure 1 is a-side view of a stove or range, 0 showing some of the same in section with my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is acrosssection of the same on the line X X, Fig. 1, showing a portion of theoven-bottom broken away; and Fig. 3 is a detail section on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Like symbols of reference herein indicate, like parts in each of the figures of the drawlugs. 1 r r r p As illustrated in'the drawings, my improved 4o flue construction is shown as applied to an ordinary stove or range 1, which can be of any approved form or design, havingan oven 2 therein and provided with the usual door 3 thereon. The oven 2 is generally formed of sheet metal and is supported within the stove or range 1 in any suitable manner in order to permit of its withdrawal therefrom at any time desired, and when in place one side 4 of the oven 2 acts toform with the side wall 1 Serial. No. 59,961- (No model.

connects with a bottom flue 6, formed by the bottom 2 of the oven 2 and the bottom 8 of the stove or range 1, and an opening 9 is formed in the side wall'l opposite the flue 6,

which is closed by a doorlO, hinged to said wall 1. The bottom flue 6 leads to and connects with an uptake-fiuell, which is formed in the back wall 1 of the stove or range 1, and this fine 11 connects at its top 11 with the ordinary chimneyflue by means of a Stovepipe in the ordinary manner.

Extending up from and secured to the bottonrti of the stove or range 1 within the bottoni flue 6 is ihesupporting-standard 12,which is provided with a slot 13 at its inner end 13' for supporting one end of a flue-strip 14, which is preferably positioned at an angle and divides the bottom flue 6 into two charnhers 6 and 6", which are connected by the passage 6. The flue-strip 14 is formed of a plate 14 and has a bar 15 thereon at one end A 15' for engaging with the slot 13 of the standard 12, while its opposite end 15 is provided with a bar 16, which is journaled and passes through the outer end 12 of the standard 12 and through the back wall 1 of the stove or range 1 and has a handle 17 thereon for operating the same when desired. V

' The use and operation of myiinproved fine construction for stoves, ranges, &o., is as follows: The products of combustion from the fire-box in the stove or range 1 pass-through a suitable flue or flues, over the oven 2, into and down the downt-ake-flue5, along the side 4 of saidoven'2, and into the bottom flue 6 under the bottom 7 of the oven 2, where such products of combustion strike against the flue-strip 14, which is then in its lowered po sition, as shown in Fig. 1. As the products of combustion strike against the plate 14' of the flue-strip 14 they are deflected by the same around the chamber 6 of the fine 6 on account of the angular position of the strip 14 and pass through the passage 6 of the bottom due 7 beyond the strip 14 into the chamber 6 of the flue 6, after which they pass through said chamber 6" into the uptaketlue 11 and up the said flue ll-into the stovepipe or chimney-flue at the upper end 11, as desired.

When it is desired to clean out any dirt, dust, or carbon which mightaccumulate within the bottom flue 6, all that is necessary is to grasp the handle 17 on the bar 16 and press orthrowthesame downward,which willcause the plate 14 to rise to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 by reason of the bar 15 being journaled in the slot- 13 of the standard 12, and the bar 16 heingjournaled in the end 15 of the standard 12 and in the'back wall 1" of the stove or range 1. After this is accomplishedand while the strip 14 is held in this position the operator presses or pushes inwardly on the handle 17 to allow the titlestrip-14 to move sufficiently so that the end 15 of the plate 1 is caughtin the slot 13 on the'end 15' of the standard 12 in order to support and lock the strip 14 in its raised position, when the cleaning-out door can be opened and a cloth, mop, or broom inserted through the opening 9 into the bottom fine 6 to clean out the same. After the flue 6 has been cleaned out the operator can grasp the handle 17 and pull the same outwardly, which will cause the strip 14 to move in the same direction and free the end of the plate 14 from the slot 13. Then by releasing the hold upon the handle 17 the fine-strip 14 will drop down and assume its normal position, as shown in Fig. 1, when the door 10 can then be closed and, the stove or range 1 operated, as before described.

It will be evident that my improved flue construction forstoves, ranges, &c., can also be applied to other forms of cooking and heating appliances, wherein a fine or dividing strip can be placed in position to clean out the entire flue instead of each division thereof, as formerly, and when used in'any case the movable division-wall forms a combined flue-strip and clean-out grate, which 7 will enable the flue to be entirely and thoroughly cleaned when desired without necessitating the removable of the parts. The device is simple, easily and quickly operated, and when in posit-ion does not interfere with the operation of the parts in any manner whatever.

That I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A stove, range, 850., provided with a bottom having a sheet or single flue therein, an oven, a supporting-standard on said bottom under said oven and within said flue, and a movable flue-strip adapted to be raised and supported by and within said standard for permitting said fine to be cleaned.

2. A stove, range, 850., provided wit-h a bottom and having a sheet or singleflue therein, a movable oven, a supporting-standard on said bottom under said oven and within said flue, and a movable fine-strip adapted to be raised and supported by and within said standard for permitting said flue to be cleaned.

3. A stove, range, 850., provided with a bottom and having a sheet or single flue therein,

a movable oven, a supporting-standard on said bottom under said oven and within said flue having a slot at one end thereof, and a movable flue-strip adapted to be raised and supported Within said slot for permitting said flue to be cleaned.

4. A stove, range, &c., provided with a bottom and having a sheet or single flue therein,

an oven, a supporting-standard on said bot tom under said oven and within'said flue having a slot at one end thereof, and a movable flue-strip supported by said slot and adapted to be locked therein in its raised position for permitting said flue to be cleaned.

5. A stove, range, 850., provided with a bottom and having a sheet or single flue therein,

an oven, a supporting-standard on said bottom under said oven and within said flue having a slot at one end thereof, a movable fluestrip supported within said slot, and a plate on said strip adapted to engage with said slot in its raised position to hold the same and permit said flue to be cleaned.

6. A stove, range, &c., provided with a bottom and having a sheet or single flue therein, an oven, a supporting-standard on said bottom under said oven andwithin said flue having a slot at one end thereof, a movable fluestrip positioned at an angle within said slot, a plate on said strip adapted to engage With said slotin its raised position to hold the same and permit said flue to be cleaned, and ahandle on said flue-strip extending through said stove, range, &c., for operating said strip.

In testimony whereof I, the said FRANK AN- SHUTZ, have hereunto set my hand.

FRANK ANSHUTZ.

-Witnesses:

J. N. OooKE, LEW A. ANSI-IUTZ. 

